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Boy, 6, writes children's book about firefighter dad

A Pittsburgh dad and firefighter turned his son's materialistic desire into a teaching lesson, and it paid off - literally.

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Updated: 12:17 AM EDT May 16, 2014

Boy, 6, writes children's book about firefighter dad

A Pittsburgh dad and firefighter turned his son's materialistic desire into a teaching lesson, and it paid off - literally.

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Updated: 12:17 AM EDT May 16, 2014

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WEBVTT IF YOU WANT SOMETHING, YOU'VE GOT TO WORK FOR IT, RIGHT? WE'VE ALL BEEN TAUGHT THAT, BUT THIS LITTLE BOY TOOK THAT MESSAGE TO THE EXTREME. WHAT STARTED AS A SIMPLE IDEA HAS NOW ENDED IN A NATIONAL HIT. ONE THAT DRUG BOTH HE AND HIS FIREFIGHTER FATHER INTO THE SPOTLIGHT. Reporter: HE BEAMS WITH PRIDE. MY DAD IS A FIREFIGHTER. I THINK THAT'S SO COOL. Reporter: TALKING ABOUT HIS NUMBER ONE GUY. BEFORE HE GOES TO THE FIRE HOUSE, HE TAKES ME TO SCHOOL. Reporter: AT AGE SIX, HE'S A PUBLISHED AUTHOR. HIS DAD TURNED THAT DESIRE INTO A LESSON. THERE'S NO WAY I'M GOING TO PURCHASE YOU AN iPAD. HOW ABOUT WE COME UP WITH A WAY FOR YOU TO PURCHASE YOUR OWN iPAD? Reporter: HE'S A PUBLISHED AUTHOR HIMSELF AND OWNS A MARKETING FIRM. HE PUT THE WHEELS IN MOTION. IT TOOK US ONE DAY TO SIT DOWN TOGETHER, SHARE SOME STORIES, AND FOR HIM TO WRITE THE BOOK. Reporter: WHILE WE WERE INTERVIEWING, JOSH WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE. IT WAS EASY FOR US TO SEE WHY HE CHOSE THIS TOPIC FOR HIS BOOK. JADEN GOT HIS iPAD. JUST AS A FATHER, I WAS EXTREMELY PROUD WHEN WE WERE ABLE TO ACTUALLY GO PURCHASE HIS OWN iPAD WITH HIS OWN MONEY. Reporter: ASSURES US THIS IS NOT THE LAST TIME YOU'LL SEE HIS ANY NAME IN PRINT. I'M KELLY BRENNAN.

Boy, 6, writes children's book about firefighter dad

A Pittsburgh dad and firefighter turned his son's materialistic desire into a teaching lesson, and it paid off - literally.